Discord reportedly banning users for changing profile pictures

UPDATE (August 30): The issue has now been resolved. After several complaints on social media, the developers finally took notice of the situation and resolved the problem. It was discovered that the issue was caused by the spam filter which went awry.

Since the resolution, the developers have already unbanned many of the accounts that had been falsely marked and banned. Readers would do well to stay patient in case their account is yet to be recovered as the team is reportedly working on it.

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Discord, one of the world's most popular social networking sites, has managed to infuriate several users with one of the strangest occurrences of the year.

Getting bans on the platform isn't unheard of, and several reasons exist for that. However, it has now come to light that users are getting banned for making a simple mistake: changing their profile pictures!

Discord has steadily grown to become a global hub of chats, debates, and discussions. The platform servers vary significantly in their use and genre as the app has grown massively since its inception.

It is widely used by gamers given how easy it is to communicate on it during gaming sessions.

This latest occurrence, however, will surely infuriate many as they are getting banned without any explanation. While the occurrence seemed random at first, users soon discovered a pattern.

The bans appear to be coming to those changing their profile pictures. As bizarre as it sounds, it has affected many who have taken to other platforms to vent their frustrations.

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Discord mistakenly bans user accounts changing their profile pictures

Earlier in August, news started to flock on social media platforms like Twitter about Discord users getting their accounts banned bizarrely. Upon further inspection, it has turned out that there's a common trend in the ban: the platform is banning those changing their profile pictures.

While this ban isn't affecting everyone acting, there have been multiple instances already. One user narrated how their account had been disabled once again.

After they changed their profile picture, they were asked to verify their account. Even so, it didn't help as their accounts got disabled again, much to their irritation.

It's unclear what's causing this Discord ban in the first place. One Twitter user thought it was due to a significant update that was rolled out on Android earlier. It could be a case where the framework hasn't been approved, which could be one reason.

So far, there hasn't been any official acknowledgment from Discord's end, which will increase the frustration even more. It's also unclear what the exact number of accounts getting banned is for no actual reason.

Users are advised not to change their profile pictures on their accounts until there's a fix available for this problem. While almost all the reports have come from Android users, it's better to be safe than sorry.

The platform is massive as millions of users use it daily, and this incident is sure to leave a sour taste in everyone's mouth.